A long time coming.

As many of you have gathered from my somewhat subtle post, I am pregnant! Yes pregnant!! This is our 4th (and maybe final) baby!! If life could always go according to our own plans this baby would have come last summer and not a year and 1/2 later, but as I am learning (with difficulty) the Lord sometimes has other plans for us. Also Scott's timetable was a bit different than mine for timing our 4th baby . . . and as you know it really does have to be a "group" decision . . . can't really just work on it by myself! (Ha Ha). I feel like I have waged a battle to get this baby here. The others seemed to easily fall into place, but for this special baby, I have waited. And Waited. I am so deeply happy to be pregnant. My official due date is February 14, 2010. A wonderful date. Valentine's Day! I am 15 weeks along and I have felt great! Seriously my easiest pregnancy! Which is odd, considering for the past 3--each one I was more sick and more tired--than the one before---So naturally I thought I would be D.O.A. for this baby. Not the Case!! I have felt so wonderful the whole time!! Hardly nauseous and Hardly tired. I was actually kind-of worried before my first doctor's appointment . . . I kept thinking that I was going to mis-carry because I was not sick. But we went into the Doctor and saw the little peanut with a strong heartbeat!! I was so relieved. I have since had my 2nd appointment and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Also wonderful. I have already gained 5 pounds, not too shabby. I am almost wearing my maternity clothes, I am still in that very much awkward stage of, " Is she chubby? Or pregnant?" I can't wait until I really just POP out and everyone can tell I am pregnant. This in-between-stage is a self esteem killer. I don't feel like I look good in anything. OH well, I am just too vain. But thrilled. I am honestly just planning on another girl. I can't really wrap my mind around a boy. Either way I am going to be so excited!